It has been oh so hot the past few days, and we are looking at one more day of well above average temperatures as we anxiously await that first true front of the fall season that will bring refreshing air into the state. Today is going to be a hot day, with lower 90s in many locations. We note the…
ANOTHER RECORD HOT DAY: Afternoon highs will once again be well above average as mid to upper 90s are expected. Average high for Montgomery this time of year is 84°, and the record is 94° from 1984. We are forecasting a high of 96°, so it looks to be a new record for the city. After today, temperatures will be…
In a news conference carried Exclusively on Alabama News Network at Noon, Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford says he will seek federal help to keep electronic bingo machines operating at VictoryLand. As Alabama News Network was first to report on television yesterday, Gov. Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange have sent letters to the sheriff and district attorney in Macon…
Colonial Pipeline says it expects to restart its main gasoline line in Shelby County on Wednesday. The company has been working to repair a leak that led to gas shortages and higher prices for drivers across the South. It says its bypass repair is complete. Colonial Pipeline spokesman Steve Baker tells The Associated Press that testing is now being done…
FOR TODAY: Hot is the word as temperatures will once again soar into the mid to upper 90s across South/Central Alabama. Rain chances are very low today, and though an isolated shower/storm is possible, most of us will be staying dry this afternoon. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: A weak surface front will be a little north of Alabama, and we will…
Plenty of sunshine and hot temperatures across Alabama this afternoon. Radar will remain fairly quiet again as we are not expecting much in the way of showers and storms today due to dry air flowing into the state from the northeast around an area of high pressure over Kentucky, and the counter-clockwise circulation of Julia off the Southeast Coast. Temperatures…
Not much change in the forecast through Friday; if anything the new model runs are a little drier, but we will still mention widely isolated, mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms today through Friday with partly sunny days and afternoon highs in the lower to mid-90s. Again, this is pretty standard late summer weather in Alabama. WEEKEND WEATHER: The…
The surface front across Central Alabama will washout today and due to the moist air remaining in place, we are going to continue to see scattered showers and storms daily through Friday, mostly during the afternoon and evening hours. Otherwise, partly sunny days with highs in the lower to mid 90s for most places. Early morning lows will be mostly…
BACK TO WORK: Similar weather setup today to what we saw yesterday; a weak frontal boundary is stalled across Central Alabama, closer to the Interstate 85 corridor. We are starting the day off dry, but with the front being a focal point for uplift, we are once again going to see showers and storms this afternoon, but also once again,…
Saturday in Mobile, a ceremony will be held to officially commission the USS Montgomery, a U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Â Here are some facts about the ship: The ship was built by Austal USA in Mobile at a cost of $500 million. It is 419 feet long with two diesel engines and two gas turbine engines offering jet propulsion….
